The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-28
THE STATE.


vented by j. w. Hyneman. of Coz Teea In
The Warren county Jail nos, -.
eleven insane or feeble minded ne-s s,,e.'ers
The establishment of a bank in p,
haven at an early date, is now certs tI,1-
Edwards will indulge in a grand b.n .
the Griswol Id House next "Wednesday - Al
Jim Brannon,' Natchez horse 49,
won the highest prize in race a, NJ
Falls -'t's@fa
Farmers Alliance Lodge has bss,
ganized at Seven Springs, near Coons5s,
Well. 'pefs
Winston and Tishomineo copptiss rsp
soon rejoice in the possession of new Con-,
| houses. 00Gr'
More than 125 acres having been r,ls4,-.s
for vegetables in and around Raymond nsTt
season.
Mr.. j. NJ. Gibson, of Warren. has rs,s;,..,
the nomination for District Attornev ~
his district.
The race track, fences and BUILDINGS -.
the Fair Grounds at Summit are progress.
ing nicely.
Track laying on the G. Il 5. I.R.K has
proceeded as far as Kings Creek. 81 miles
from New Albany.
Nearly all the buildings DESTROYED bv
the recent fire in New Albany, are to be
rebuilt Immediately.
Gen. B. Y. Ramsey, of Meridian. va
stricken with paralysis, last week, from
which he died in very short while
The I. 1. & C. opened the present session
with over four hundred students Every
thing points to most prosperous year.
The Winona Rifles have received an in.
vitation to take part in the ceremonies
welcoming Cleveland to Memphis. in
October.
Central Female Institute, Chnton-one
of the best schools in the Southwestern
menced its thirty-ffth annual term on
yesterday.
negro named Henry Taylor murdered
a white boy, fifteen years old, named
William Reynolds, at State Line. Miss.
last week.
Mr.. W. Calvin Wells, formerly of Ray
mond, has formed law partnership in
Kansas City with ]. W. Jenkins, formerly
of Jackson.
Miss Mollie Duval has published school
history of Mississippi, which is very cor
daily commended by the teachers of
Panels county.
Mr.. j. l. billiard, of Bolivar county,
possesses Japanese persimmon tree,
which is said to be the finest one of the
kind in this country.
An entertainment took place in Natchez
on Monday night, in which Prof. Melon
nell, of kirmess fame, presented very
laughable burlesque Kirmess.
The beating winds and high waters have
caused the oysters bedded at Mississippi
City to be filed with sand and mud, caus-
ing great loss to the shippers.
4 big Indian ball play is going on at
Walnut Grove to-day, in which the Turkey
Creek and Six Towns play against the
Bogue Chitto's and Red Waters.
Mrs Bette BeIlamy, wife of j. w
Bellamy, of the Charleston News, died at
their home in Charleston on the 2Ist inst,
after painful illness of nine weeks.
Central Mississippi Institute, for young
ladies, at French Camp, opened with thirty
boarders, besides local students The trus-
tees will have to erect additional buildings
The wife of Hon. C. B. Mitchell, OF
Pontotoc, died on the Sth inst, in the 29th
year of her age, leaving devoted husband
and one child to mourn their irreparable
loss.
Natchez last week, and the city health
officer has recommended the free use of
disinfectants to prevent the disease from
spreading.
At Pass Christian and other coast towns
parties are engaged in packing and ship
ping millett. This industry has proven
very profitable, and the business is steadily
increasing.
double wedding occurred at Hamburg
on the 18th inst, the high contracting
parties being Mr.. VIM. Pare and Miss
Ruth Hide, and Mr.. George PFre and Miss
Jennie Price.
The Aberdeen Fair Association offered
three premiums, of $500, $500 add
$1,000, for the best three acres of corn
Nine entries have been made. The fair
opens October %.
Mr.. Harry Rice, Vicksburg boy, gradu-
| ated last week at Eastman's Business Col
lege, Poughkeepsie, n. Y, with high
honors, being the only graduate who scored
80 per cent. on examination.
| At the Kentucky State Fair, held recently
at Lexington, KY, the premium for the
''best Jersey bull, one year old and under
two" was awarded to welcome Signal
owned by Mr.. w. II. McGee, of Vicksburg
gentleman of Byhalia thinks that some
enterPrising party would make money by
renting pocket cuspidores to the gentlemen
and boxes to hold chewing gum, to the
ladies OF that town, during church ser
| vices.
| At the close of the New Years celebra-
ton in Greenville last Monday, the betrothal
of Mr.. Jake Laser, of Little Rock, to
Miss BERTHE Lemle, of Greenyille, and Mr..
Martin Marks to Miss Henrietta Lemle,
was announced.
| The second annual meeting of the Water
Valley Driving Park and North Mississippi
Blood Stock Association, will be held one
mile south of Water Valley October 4, 3
| and 6. An attractive premium list and
programme have been published. The Hi
nois Central will pass visitors and stock
at one rate for the round trip.
County Treasurer TilIman, in the last
day or two, has received from the State
| Treasurer the sum of $21S5.53 from land
redemptions in Adams county. All this
money goes directly to the county treasury,
and it is the greatest amount on this
account that Treasurer Tillman has ever
received since he has been in the Office
Natchez Democrat.
A little son of Mr.. J. l.. Hughes was the
victim of a serious accident last week.
| The little fellow was at school and during
recess climbed up on the house, and while
reaching over the edge of the roof to grasp
the limb of tree near, he lost his balance
and fell to the ground, striking his head on
a tin gutter as he fell, and making cash
| that laid bare the skull. 1t is thought that
he cannot recover.
The Crystal Springs Meteor makes some
rather curt remarks in connection with
| recent statement in this column to the
effect that about 5000 boxes of tomatoes
| were shipped from that city daily, and
| would give US to understand that they
finished handling tomatoes about three
months ago. If we have made very great
mistake we regret il, but we do not con
slider that we are in the least blamable, as the
| information was received direct from a
Crystal Springs correspondent of a neigh
boring newspaper.
At a congregational meeting of the Pres
byterian Church of Meridian, on Sunday,
18th inst, Rev. VIM. Hayne Leavell was
elected pastor. The News says: an
common with our Presbyterian brethren
and the whole community, we trust Mr..
Leayeil may see fit to accept this call, and
give the South-the land of his birth and
his loye-his labors, his counsel and his
prayers. The return of Mr.. Leavell TO
Mississippi will be matter of profound
congratulation, as his acceptance of call
to a Meridian pulpit would mark red
letter day in our history
At the instigation of a number of credi-
tors of the house of Jos. Baum Il Co, bill
was presented to Chancellor Evans at En-
terprise yesterday morning, asking the
appointment of two receivers and setting
aside the former annoiufmanf Of assi0nees